Initially Dental Implants treatment may be more expensive, but over the longer term you may find your dental implant will be more cost-effective than having a bridge. This is particularly true if you need to replace a single tooth that would either require a single implant crown or a three tooth bridge. Bone loss is inevitable once your natural tooth roots are removed but this can be halted by having a dental implant that artificially replaces the tooth root. This is the only option that can do this.